Hardware
Another name for a portable flash drive
What is a thumb drive?
This program allows you to explore the World Wide Web?
What is a Browser?
Abbreviation for Information Technology
What is IT?
The global network of networks.
What is the Internet?
This device connects multiple networks together, often for home internet.
What is a Router?
This is the main program that manages hardware and software resources.
What is an operating system?
A security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic.
What is a Firewall?
A tool (e.g. Google, Bing) used to find information on the internet.
What is a Search Engine?
Every device needs this to communicate on a network
What is an IP (Internet Protocol) address?
This type of application is used to create spreadsheets.
What is Excel or Google Sheets?
A device that connects your home network to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
What is a Modem?
This infrastructure is responsible for resolving names to IP addresses...appears after the @ symbol.
What is DNS (Domain Name System)?
The short-term memory on the computer that allows you to run applications and the operating system for quick access.
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?
A unique string of numbers assigned to every device connected to a network, allowing it to send and receive data over the internet.
What is an IP (Internet Protocol) Address?
The corporation that makes the most popular desktop operating system
Who is Microsoft?
A clickable link connecting one webpage to another.
What is a Hyperlink?
A company (e.g. Comcast, Verizon) that provides access to the internet.
What is ISP (Internet Service Provider)?